Spring-wheel.



vNo.85.3,418. v v PATBNTED MAY 14, 1907.

- H. NEU'BE'RT.

SPRING WHEEL. r APPLICATION FILED r111, 1907.

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PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

No. 853,418. I H. NBUBERT..

1 SPRING WHEEL. I APPLICATION FILED FEBA, 1907,

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- "citizen; ef the United; States; residing "at Chipa e, the ee'un'tlyi Cook. and State: of 1111? a side eleva tion' of a Wheel embodying th in vention and showing Certain. parts g I [to more clearly illustrate the eoristi' ietionyfj Fig. 2 is a detail View Of a portion of tl1'e"fel'ly,

Spring absorbs 'shdeksfzind;"jolts di large extent serves to prevent inji ryfti' UNITED STA H NRY .NEUBERT, F CHICAGO,- ILLINOIS.

.NEntBERT,'--

110i's,-hav e invented new andiisef-u'l I'm rove:

' Thebbjecit 0i 'th's' inventie'r is m revide resilientwhe'elfervehie'les'tobe use inplaeeof Wheels having inflqited or cushioned [rubh l ertiresi 1" j.

" "The ii'lve 'itic iii=is "pi -remedy; adapted for mitomoliilesi-end ether nmtorj-W eliieles but it can he useiien other vehicles whichjiiije erdi newly-equipped with metalor solid rubber tires and with q'uelly sstisfe'otery results.

tween the ri'n'i'end the fellv. The

equalities 0f the-road end'thereby to vehicle.

In the accompanyingdrawings Figure as seen by onelooking fr m' the direction of the hub at the rollers-Which guide the guide her Fig. "3 is'e sectional view on'th'e line'3 -3 of Fig. 1; Fig.4 is a detail view-0f a portion 'of'e Wheel illustrating enether embodiment; 0f thelnvention in elevation; Fig; 5 1s aseetienal view on the line 5---'5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 '2 is a sectional view on the line 66 of 131g. 4;

Fig. Tie-e detail view-eta po'rtion'ef s-"vvheel show ng another embodiment of 'the'1nve n tier v 1n the "drawings 8 is the hubof the wheel,

'9 the felly, 1 0" the spokes, fitted-in the hub 51 11:11 Telly, 1 the rim and 12 the solid rubber tire. A plurality 'of'. semi elliptical leaf springs 13 are located between the telly and I the rim and "the ends of these springs eerry rollers ll. which beer upon thejinner side of the rim. The rim is provided with. a guide ril) L'i enrithe rollers 14 are grooved to it on said rib, thereby holding the rollers in properkipersti'vi.a .pesition en the rim. interposed between each spring and the telly mill thiswshue is preferably;made of channel iru'n with its filing-es extending inwardly and I A shoe 16 is The felly beers partly 'inelosing the fell} the shes in its against-rollers 17 ee'rrie by smile-w sh I rflaiiiges .bthe rollers .zsolid qf; WOOClfO met end pro eet i'iiivti-i'itlly I felly are elon p1,.f6r that't-he'slo'ts118 fend '9='-..fo The invention' embodies a'J-E yvlieel having; gu ide-.bars beipftj'ii'st- 'sii'lliei m; its rim spring supporteclwithfres -'e et te its, hub, the cushion or spriiigbeing 2O out m0vemeht of th'esheeii v I v that.guideibar i-b it lie litters f This; is shriw in sebtion at the rig 'Eachguide ,bar' has; ailongitiidiiii whiel is =leeet d t roller 21 ext Titlingwise to the 'guideber-z and through t ng,

"g'it idine lly Q11 the guide barsand; the shoes can-:move laterslly ;0i1-

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PATENT" FFi -E.

issuer.

Guide 1 rs 8' re 8st slots in the. spring; t The slot '18-". in the-sh ateilfith! thenthe width bf the guideb'ar' shoe and. the felly' -temove rellaterally oiitthe guide 'lbgzr i n s. ,ingthe' spring,- w-p'ermit*- iiiwsrdbetween and in beefing' eohf t 11 011* a pair of rell'ers 22;whieh are flivo tellyed in brackets 23 on the-inner side of the elly -(Fig; 2) ,The constrlu'ction :is rsijifch 't at the f'elly the shoes end the springs-cs g-uvi le'b'ars except-"931e,; Inthe cons 'u'e 611 ci1mne1s2'5,j2 2? and ,a. plurality bjf- Z5 ;flfid"27 ere j ourneled-iii-bearing" ehanhels- 25 aml 27 to bearsoni tl1e-s' --rnig. The guide bar prejeets in aierdjwthruuigh the eher nel 26, and simply. forthepiirpbse 'fillustrating avariation iniheembiedimen f 3 my invention, I'hsve mitted'th'e-l0ngiti1l"- r al-"roller on the guide harp-end; ShOWI I -th'IS guide bar in dire'et-engegeme' :ith thfe-peb i \IOO Iii'f'th'e construc'tien' 7 i'el1y30- s infidel of" single channel Mir-en end; two: 1.*o1 li'er"s' 31 are jgurhaleil in beerir s ;i 11'the :felly fami1 boa-r upedthe I ave-salsa. omitted the longituil'imil 'rollefon the uicle ha l from Fig. 7 and it will be observe fthet the emboililnents-ofi the invention illustrated in Figs. 4-7 do not have the shoes between. the. telly and springs. v

' prefer to irovide a cushion- 0r buffer 32 at the euter end 0i each guide bar to receive the spring if it should be forced down so far,

and this cushion or buffer can be, made of rubber or other material or in any suitable manner. 7 My invention provides a resilient wheebof strong and substantial construction whichis especially adapted for heavy work. The

weight on the axle is shifted from one spring to another imperceptibly and the 'construc* tion and arran ement of parts is such that IO shocks or jolts ue to inequalities of the road are entirely absorbed thereby greatly reducing the wear and tearon the vehicle, practica ly eliminatin'g the danger of broken wheels and axles an r jrelievin the loadlwhether i 5 passengers or freight, of JOliDS and jars.

.. What I claimand desire to' secure by Let ters Patent-is:

1 A spring wheel comprisingiad'im having a longitudinal rib on its innerside, a central :0 structure, a plurality'of senri elliptical springs felly.

located-between the rim and central struc ture,' and rollers on the ends of said s rings, said rollers being grooved to fit said rill '2. A spring wheel comprising a central structure including a hub and a folly, the

latter haYing elongated longitudinal slots therein, arim a plurality of semi-elliptical .3. A spring wheel "comprising a central structure including ahub and a' slotted felly,

a rim, =a plurality ofsemi elliptical;springs 4felly, t

v to'permit lateral movement of the folly on bars secured at their outer-en and exten =1ocatedb tweenthe felly. and rim and provided wi'th slots, andi'adial guide bars secured at their outerendsktdthe rim andex- .tendin through-the ls-lcits'infthe springs and e'slots'in the'felly being elo ated the. guide ,barsfandithe slots} in the springs being made t'ofirxnit free-{movement of the." sp longitil' ally oil-the guide bars.

A spring wheel eonipr'isin structure including a' liub 'and a-s a rim, a plurality "of springs bet and rim having-slots, the side :edges of: the" slot'sga' en the fel dial guide I otherim through? the' xslots, in the springs and Tel y betweenlsaidrollers.

rad1a1.guide bars secured to the tendin through a central otted fellfg;

5. A spring wheel comprising a central structureincluding a hub and a slotted felly, a rim, a plurality of springs between the folly and rim and having slots, radial guide bars secured at their outer ends to the rim and extending? through the slots in the springs and fell ,and longitudinal rollers carried by the gui e bars to operate in said slots.

6. A spring wheel eomprisin v a central structure including a hu'b and a s otted felly, a rim, a plurality of springs between the felly and rim and having slots, rollers on the felly at the sideedges of the slots, radial guide bar's secured at their outer ends to the rim and extending through the slots in the springs and 'felly and between said vrollers, and a longitudinal roller carried-by each guide bar in said slots.

'7. A spring wheel. comprising a central structure including a hub and a slotted folly, agrim, a plurality of slot-ted semi-elliptical springs located between the folly and rim, rim and extending through the slots in the springs and felly, and a shoe interposed between the felly and each spring.

8. A spring wheel comprising a central structure including a hub and a slotted felly,

a rim, a plurality of slotted semi-elliptical springs'located between the folly and rim, ra-

dial guide bar s secured to the rim and exand fel y, a shoe interposed between the felly and each spring, and rollers carried by said shoe and operating against the felly.

9. A spring wheel ,comprising a central structure including a hub and a slotted-felly, a rim, a'plurality of slotted semi-elliptical springs located between the fellyand rim; rollers on the telly at the side edges of the slots therein, slotted shoes interposed between the springs and the felly, rollers carried said shoes and operating a ainst' the fell), i'and, radial guide bars SPCUI'GL at their outer ends to the rim and extending through the slots in the springs, shoes and folly and be i tween said rollers. the-felly-at' HENRY NEUBERT.

Witnesses:

M. A. KIDDIE, WM. 0. BELT.

the slots in the springs 

